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Bill Traylor (1852/56-1949)
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Bill Traylor (1852/56-1949)
- MAN WITH A WALKING STICK
- Crayon on paperboard with ink inspection stamp
- 10 1/2 by 9 3/4 in.
- 1939-1947
Inscribed recto, ink, rubber-stamped: Inspected / B348 / 47
Provenance
Charles and Eugenia Shannon, Montgomery, Alabama
Joe and Pat Wilkinson, Evanston, Illinois
Sotheby’s New York, "Bill Traylor Drawings from the Collection of Joe and Pat Wilkinson," December 3, 1997, lot 5
Joe and Pat Wilkinson, Evanston, Illinois
Sotheby’s New York, "Bill Traylor Drawings from the Collection of Joe and Pat Wilkinson," December 3, 1997, lot 5
Exhibited
"Bill Traylor Drawings," Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, 1988
"Self and Subject," New York, American Folk Art Museum, March 16-September 11, 2005
"Self and Subject," New York, American Folk Art Museum, March 16-September 11, 2005
Literature
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 278, fig. 238
Condition
Rough edges; imperfections as pictured, wrinkles. Verso "Butterfingers".
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A touch of humor can be observed in Man with a Walking Stick, a portrayal of a male figure bent over a cane pressing forward along a horizontal path, buttocks thrust out, hand on his hip. The vitality of this old man is incredible, and made only more vivid by the fact that he is constrained by the composition: The top of his hat urgently presses against the top of the page. The crayon strokes enhance his rhythmic movement, as they follow the contour of the outlined shapes. A faint inspection mark on the front suggests the remote possibility that the work was executed in 1947 but is more likely a serial number. -L.K.